Hair curler



Aug, W, 11948. H. RUST 2,446,722

HAIR CURLER Filed Aug. 27, 1946 Flea Fia4

m/mvrok HENRI BUST MLW f 171 A TTOQNE Y5 Patented Aug. 10, 1948Application August 27, 1946, Serial No. 693,258 In France November 5,1945 As known, it is desirable that for improving the appearance of ahair-do, the hair should be curled. If the hair does not possess anatural wave, it is necessary to endeavour to produce such a waveartificially. The desired result can be obtained by the use of haircurlers or hair pins on which are wound the tufts of hair to be waved.

The drawback of this method is that the tuft,

particularly while it is being wound, may slip I off the curler;furthermore, after winding, the curler has to be fixed in order toprevent unwinding. When use is made of a hair pin which generallycomprises two arms connected together by a hinge, the tuft which iswound on one of the arms is fixed by moving the second arm down on tothe first.

Another drawback is that the resting of the head on a pillow isconsiderably hindered by the curlers or the pins, and sleep is disturbedthereby.

Another method for waving or curling the hair is the permanent wave. Inthis case, the chief drawback is that not only does the operation take along time, but that it may, if not properly carried out, dry and evenburn the hair. Another drawback of this treatment is that the hair formssuch a tight curl that it becomes crimped, which is also undesirable.

My invention has for its object a device for curling or waving the hair,which has none of the above-mentioned drawbacks.

The curling device or hair curler according to my invention is simplycharacterised by the fact that it comprises a hollow or solid annularelement made of resilient material, one segment of which is providedwith fastening means which enable the tip of the tuft of hair which isto be curled to be secured thereto, so that by imparting to said annularelement successive twisting movements of one revolution on itself, thetuft is caused to wind round the fastening segment.

According to a particular embodiment, the aforesaid fastening means areobtained .by making the outer surface of a segment of the annular memberrough by means of projections, incisions or cuts.

According to another embodiment, said fastening means comprise a clip,the ends of which are inserted in the ends of the tube forming a brokenannular element.

According to another variant, said fastening means comprise a cut awayportion which is provided in the tube forming an unbroken annularelement and in which is inserted an oval member, the ends of which areengaged in the open ends of 1 Claim. (Cl. 132-44) 2 the tube and whichpinches the tip of the tuft between itself and the cut away portion.

Other characteristics and advantages of. the

present invention will become apparent from the ensuing descriptionthereof made with reference to the accompanying drawing which shows,.diagrammatically and merely by way of. example, various embodiments of ahair curler according to the invention- In the drawing:

Fig. 1 shows a hair curler formed by a onepiece ring.

Fig. 2 shows a variant in. which the ring coniprises a rubber tubeprovided with a. fastener.

Fig. 3 shows yet another embodiment in which the ring isprovided. witha. cut away portion adapted to accommodate an. oval member made of hardmaterial.

Fig. 4 is the corresponding top plan view.

The hair curler shown in Fig. 1 comprises a single ring I made of rubberor other like material; the part of said ring on which the tuft is to bewound and retained is provided, for this purpose, with small prickles orother projections 2, or with small cuts so as to form a rough surface,The rubber ring i may, in this case, be hollow or solid. In thisembodiment, it is preferable for the rough part to be slightly thickerthan the ring itself.

In Fig. 2, an embodiment has been shown which comprises a tube 3, madeof rubber or other like material, and a fastener (4 and 5). The tube 3is slipped with both its ends on to said fastener, thereby enabling aring-shaped body likewise to be obtained with a harder segment in theform of a clip. Said fastener may be so constructed that one of its arms(4) forms a hinge relatively to the arm inserted in the tube 3; when themovable arm 5 is moved downwards, it is lodged in its turn inside thetube and thus forms a clip for retains ing the tuft. This clip (4 and 5)may be made of any appropriate material and be of any desired shape.

Fig. 3 shows an embodiment in which use is made of a hollow ring 6 madeof rubber or other like material; the outer surface of said ring 6 isprovided with a cut away portion 1 so that, at this spot, the body ofthe ring only comprises a strip of material 8. In said cut away portion1 is fitted an oval member 9, the tapered ends of which are slipped intothe open edges of the ring 6 (see Fig. 4).

The manner of using the hair curler according to Fig. 1 is as follows:

First of all a comb which is preferably slightly moist is passed throughthe tuft to be curled; if it is not desired to wet the whole tuft, onlythe tip thereof need be wetted. Said tip is then wound one turn roundthe rough surface 2 of the ring I so that it is retained by said roughsurf-ace; the ring is then gripped with the fingers in the zonesindicated by the numerals l and II (Fig. 1) in such a manner that saidzones are located between the thumbs and forefingers. By now pressingthe forefingers upwards against the thumbs, the zones and l I aretwisted; this twist is necessarily communicated to the other parts ofthe ring which, at a certain instant, spring abruptly back to itsinitial position after having effected one revolution on itself. Saidtwist has caused the tuft to wind an additional turn round the part 2.This operation is repeated until the tuft is wound up to the lengthwhich it is desired to wave. Since after the beginning of each twist,

the ring springs back into its initial position, no

inopportune unwinding of the tuft need be feared, thus making itpossible to let go and resume the grip of the ring after each turn. Inorder to undo the tuft, the operation is effected in the reversedirection.

To use the model according to Fig, 2, the tip of the tuft is pinchedbetween the parts 4 and 5, after which the ring is twisted as describedfor the model of Fig. 1.

If the model of Fig. 3 is used, first detach one of the sides of theoval member 9, then place the tip of the tuft on the cut away part ofthe ring 8 and re-insert one of the ends of the oval member 9 in thetube. Then proceed as for the twisting of the other models.

An important advantage of the hair curler according to the inventionconsists in the fact that after each turn of twist, the ring isautomatically returned to its initial position, so that it is notnecessary to have recourse to other fastening or fixing means forpreventing the part of the tuft already wound from unwinding, the ringitself forming as it were an eflicient brake in respect of anyunwinding. Another advantage of this hair curler consists in the factthat its circular shape prevents the tuft from slipping or from escapingwhile it is being wound; after winding, said hair curler itself liesfiat against the head. There are no projecting portions liable to causeinjuries. Once in position, the curlers are not of unsightly appearanceand in no way disturb the users slumber.

It should be pointed out that any modifications, both in the shape andin the construction of the various parts of the curler, may be madewithout exceeding the scope of the invention.

I claim:

A hair curler which comprises an unbroken hollow annular element made ofresilient material, a portion of which is cut away to form a recess, andan oval member, the ends of which are adapted to be inserted in the openedges of said annular element, said oval member pinching, between itselfand the wall of said annular element below said recess, the tip of thetuft of hair to be curled.

HENRI RUST.

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